Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka

Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka (/skvi/ /ə̝sˈcoxka/ [magenta] [analysis]) is a subtropical Town located in Qüeōtktöl Parish, Yăvajĭkǐkh District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka is derived from the Constructi language, as Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka was founded by Helenys Trthëga, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka has a yearly average temperature of 22°C (71°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 18°C (64°F). Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka receives an average of 212 cm/y (83 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 5572 m (18280 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka was founded durring the early 13th century in summer of the year 1240, by Helenys Trthëga. The establishment of Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature waddle and daub construction with good timber frames and a stone foundation protected by thatched or shingled rooves. Most buildings with second floors are built in such a way as to overhang into the streets on the upper floors for more space, as building size seems to be the primary indicator of wealth within the community. Most buildings are not decorated with any integral features, but instead use ivy, flowers, and other natural elements in planters of on trellices to breathe life into the structure they grow upon.

Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka is buildings are arranged arround a single broad paverstone mainstreet with many smaller streets branching off of it which gives the town a over all rectangular shape, albit one warped and twisted by the nature of the curves of the main road. The town has a defencive wall made from querried stone. The wall is equipped with a full set of battlments but the nature of its construction methodology leaves it somewhat vulnerable to siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. The cost-cutting-focused defences has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

A look around Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka is like looking into a university’s plaza on the day before an exam. People rush about to-and-fro. Discarded scrolls and quills are dotted around town. In spite of many locals discussing academic topics, there’s little sign of any organized groups for any of that talk. Infact, the town seems disordered in general with everything scattered helter skelter about.

Civic Infrastructure

Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka.

Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka has a Gravedigger's Guild, which is responsible for collecting the dead and laying them to rest according to all applicable laws and religious customs.

Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka has a Highwayman's Guild, which is tasked with maintaining the roads and highways leading into town as well as keeping them safe for travelers.

Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.

Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka has a public schooling program overseen by the Hall of Sages who has the responsibility of ensuring access to affordable high-quality education in all basic classes (Reading, Writing, Mathmatics, General Sciences, General Arcana, and Social Education) is made available to all citizens.

Cultural Notes

Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is short in Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka.

The Sandman near Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Invocation energies of tier 1 via divine sermons.

Economy

The following information was obtained via the Imperial Census Bureau as part of the Eyom Economic Outreach Program. It differs from Standard Imperial censuses in that many of Tom's citizens, regardless of culture, work in more than one occupation or hold more than a single job. The Imperial Census Bureau has ruled that a job is a job, hence, the intigers within the data presented here can count an individual more than once.

Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka Census Data: Year 2000

332 of Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 22 work in Agriculture
• 76 work as Craftsmen
• 23 work as Merchants
• 57 work as Service Workers
• 33 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 47 work as Civil Servants
• 31 work in Cottage Industries
• 15 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

735 of Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 21 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Some important ruler or leading figure resides in the community. This may be the seat of a regional lord, or it could be the traditional residence of a high priest, great magus, merchant house, or other wielder of influence. The community itself may or may not be under their direct control, but the wishes of the august figure must be acknowledged by the locals.

Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami spared the town from the rampage of a legendary monster. One of Skvi Ăschyokhka Birěkhka's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History